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Thanks for this series of photos on a theme. They have removed most all the newsstands here in Chicago which almost universally were pretty grubby, lacking the charm of the Parisian ones. Lord knows what the state of print publishing will be in five or ten years.

I stop several times/wk. Favorite mags.: weekly "Elle" & "Gala" and the huge Saturday "Figaro" (complete with "Mme. Figaro"). They are inexpensive and great for fashion. "Telerama" is great for movies & TV. And "Pariscope" (every Weds.) is a must.

I didn't know that the kiosks were declining in number. What replaces them? There is one on Rue de Rivoli between the Talleyrand building (where I worked in the US Consulate) and the Embassy. I stopped there frequently for that week's Paris guide (whatever it's called, with movie times, etc), and French fashion and home decor journeaux.

I can't paint them, but the first thing I do when I get to Paris is visit one on the Champs-Elysées to buy my Elle, Paris Match, postcards and Pariscope, the little magazines that list movies and all that's happening in Paris for the week.Vive le kiosk parisien!

Love your painting of them, Carol. They remind me of the NY news stands, or whatever you call them. But, not being France, I guess they don't have the pretty green domes that I recall, though, do they? Hmmmmm...

Very interesting post, I did not know anything about Paris and her kiosks!

I love Italian kiosks! When I am in Italy, I stop at each and every one on my way, they have so many interesting things for sale! In my student days, it was mostly "This Week in Rome" and daily papers. I still have paperback cookbooks they started offering back then with the newspapers, never found any better pasta and risotto recipes. Nowadays they sell special editions of DVDs and books, I always find new treasures there.

Love this post! I was so used to seeing them and popping in for a magazine that I never really "noticed" them! I will now and certainly will photograph a few when I am there this summer.It's so sad that some of the simplest things in life are being pushed out by busyness.

Ah- the French have raised the humble newstand to a work of art! And of course they're disapearing if YOU, Arbiter of Trends, do not support them....I'm so far behind on your posts...but it will be a pleasure catching up